Advertisement The surgery, performed at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by Dr. Conrad Smith, closed a small hole, called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), in Letang’s heart. The hole was discovered after ...

His expected recovery time is four to six weeks. The procedure involved closing a patent foramen ovale (PFO), or "small hole in the heart," according to the Penguins. The surgery was performed at ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang had successful surgery to close a patent foramen ovale (PFO), a small hole in the heart, the team announced. Kris Letang had successful surgery for the ...

According to the team, Letang had surgery to close a patent foramen ovale, also known as a PFO, a small hole in the heart, and the surgery was performed at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by Dr. Conrad ...

The surgery was to close a patent foramen ovale (PFO), which the team described as a small hole in the heart. The surgery was performed at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday. The teams said ...